English Idioms

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Get the sack
Meaning: To be dismissed from employment.
Example: Because he was always late, he got the sack.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Chalk something up to inexperience
Meaning: To attribute a failure to inexperience and learn from that particular experience.
Example: Chalk it up to inexperience, I guess, but he made a very poor decision.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Have a leg up on somebody
Meaning: To have an advantage over someone.
Example: She probably has a leg up on the other students because she is more studious.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Hot potato
Meaning: An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.
Example: Gun control in the United States has always been a hot potato for politicians.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Give your eye teeth for something
Meaning: Said when you want to have or do something very much.
Example: She’d give her eye teeth for a straight blond hair.

English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Run for one’s life
Meaning: To run for your life means to run away to save one’s life.
Example: A lion escaped from the zoo. Run for your life.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Keep an eye on
Meaning: Keep an eye on something/someone means to watch or look after something or someone.
Example: Please keep your eye on my son while I go to the toilet.

English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Kissing cousin
Meaning: A distant relative.
Example: I and Daniel are kissing cousins.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Watch one’s mouth
Meaning: To be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.
Example: Watch your mouth when you speak to him. He’s the boss.